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DECISION No. 12/2003/QD-BTC OF JANUARY 24, 2003 PROMULGATING THE RATES OF CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE TECHNICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FALLING UNDER THE SCOPE OF SUPERVISION BY VIETNAM REGISTRY

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP of November 5, 2002 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 178/CP of October 28, 1994 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to August 28, 2001 Ordinance No. 38/2001/PL-UBTVQH on Charges and Fees; pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 57/2002/ND-CP of June 3, 2002 detailing the implementation of the Ordinance on Charges and Fees;

At the proposals of the Ministry of Communications and Transport in Official Dispatch No. 4283/GTVT-TCKT of November 13, 2002 and of the director of the Enterprise Finance Department,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on the rates of charges for inspection of the technical safety and quality of equipment and supplies falling under the scope of supervision by Vietnam Registry, including:

1. Charges for approval of the designs of equipment and supplies.

2. Charges for inspection of the quality of products.

3. Charges for inspection and certification of laboratories, testing stations and establishments manufacturing materials and products.

4. Charges for inspection of the quality of containers.

5. Charges for inspection of the quality of lifting equipment;

6. Charges for inspection of the quality of boilers and pressure equipment.

7. Charges for inspection of equipment and supplies by non-destruction methods.

8. Charges for examination of welders and non-destruction testers.

Article 2.- The charge rates in this Table of Charges are inclusive of value-added tax but exclusive of the fee for the granting of technical safety and quality certificates as well as expenses for accommodation, travel and communication in service of the inspection works conducted at places over 100 km far from the inspection offices.

Article 3.- For inspection works not yet specified in this Table of Charges, the inspection charges shall be calculated according to the inspection duration at the rate of VND 100,000 per hour. The minimum charge per inspection is VND 100,000/inspection.

Article 4.- The charge payers prescribed in this Decision are organizations and individuals for whom the Vietnam Registry offices inspect the quality of their equipment and supplies installed on transport means; inspect the standards of manufacturing establishments, testing stations, laboratories, and other subjects falling under the scope of supervision by Vietnam Registry or at request..

Article 5.- A number of terms used in this Table of Charges are construed as follows:

1. Single products are products manufactured separately for installation and use on transport means and marine projects.

2. Model products are products made for the first time to satisfy the requirements of current technical norms and standards, serving as a basis for permitted mass production.

3. Mass-manufactured products are products manufactured in lots compatible with the approved model products.

4. Charge calculation prices are selling prices for home-made products or buying prices or imported products.

Article 6.- This Decision takes effect as from February 1, 2003 and replaces the Table of Charges for inspection of industrial equipment, supplies and products, prescribed in Decision No. 129/1999/QD-BVGCP of December 16, 1999 of the Government Pricing Committee on the charges for services of registry of sea ships, inland waterway means and industrial products of Vietnamese organizations and individuals, which fall under the scope of registration by Vietnam Registry, and relevant guiding documents.

Article 7.- Organizations and individuals being charge payers, inspection agencies and concerned agencies shall have to implement this Decision.

For the Minister of Finance

Vice Minister
TRAN VAN TA

TABLE OF CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE TECHNICAL SAFETY AND

QUALITY OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FALLING UNDER THE SCOPE OF SUPERVISION BY VIETNAM REGISTRY

(Promulgated together with Decision No. 12/2003/QD-BTC of January 24, 2003

of the Ministry of Finance)

I. CHARGES FOR APPROVAL OF THE DESIGNS OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

1. The charge rates for approval of the designs of equipment or supplies shall be calculated in % of the costs of the designs of equipment or supplies specified in Table 1.

Table 1

Ordinal number

Cost of design (in VND million)

Charge rates (%)

1

Up to 10

6.0

2

Between over 10 and 50

5.5

3

Between over 50 and 100

5.0

4

Between over 100 and 200

4.5

5

Over 200

4.0

2. The charge rates for approval of the transformation or repair designs shall be equal to 70% of those specified in Table 1.

3. The charge rates for duplication of the approval decisions or approval of modifications of the approved designs shall be equal to 30% of those specified in Table 1.

II. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTS

The charge rates for inspection of the quality of products shall be calculated in percentage of the manufacture costs; the prices of product lots or the buying prices of imported products specified in Table 2.

Table 2

Ordinal number

Inspected objects

Charge rates (%)

Minimum (in VND thousand) charge

1

Model or single products

1.0

500

2

Mass-manufactured or imported products

0.5

300

III. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF LABORATORIES, TESTING STATIONS, AND ESTABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

The charge rates for inspection and certification of laboratories, testing stations or establishments manufacturing materials and products are specified in Table 3.

Table 3

Inspected objects

Charge rates (in VND thousand)

First-time inspection

Periodical inspection

Laboratories, testing stations and establishments manufacturing materials and products

2,000

1,000

IV. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF CONTAINERS

1. The charge rates for inspection of the quality of 20-feet containers are specified in Table 4

Table 4

Ordinal number

20-feet containers

Charge rates (in VND thousand)

1

For dry merchandise

200

2

Isothermal containers for liquid merchandise, and containers of other kinds

250

2. The charge rates for inspection of 40-feet containers shall be the charge rates specified in Table 4 multiplied by co-efficient 1.5.

V. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT

1. The charge rates for first-time and irregular inspections are specified in Table 5.

Table 5

Ordinal number

Lifting capacity (in ton)

Charge rates (in VND thousand)

1

Under 1

500

2

Between 1 and 3

600

3

Between over 3 and 5

800

4

Between over 5 and 7.5

1,000

5

Between over 7.5 and 10

1,500

6

Between over 10 and 15

1,700

7

Between over 15 and 20

2,000

8

Between over 20 and 30

2,500

9

Between over 30 and 50

2,700

10

Between over 50 and 75

3,000

11

Between over 75 and 100

3,500

12

Over 100

4,000

2. The charge rates for periodical inspection shall be equal to 50% of those specified in Table 5

VI. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE DEVICES

The charge rates for inspection of the quality of boilers and pressure devices are specified in Table 6.

Table 6

Ordinal number

Inspected objects

Calculation unit

Capacity

Charge rates (in VND thousand)

1

Boilers

t/h/unit

Under 0.5

300

Between 0.5 and 1

500

Between over 1 and 2

1,000

Between over 2 and 4

1,500

Between over 4 and 6

1,800

Between over 6 and 10

2,200

Between over 10 and 25

4,000

Between over 25 and 75

6,000

Between over 75 and 125

8,000

Between over 125 and 200

13,000

Between over 200 and 400

18,000

Over 400

22,000

2

Pressure vessels

m3/vessel

Under 1

150

Between 1 and 2

300

Between over 2 and 5

400

Between over 5 and 10

600

Between over 10 and 25

800

Between over 25 and 50

1,000

Between over 50 and 100

2,500

Between over 100 and 500

4,000

Over 500

6,000

3

Gas bottles

Bottle

Standard bottle

60

Non-standard bottle

80

4

Cold system

1,000 kcal/h

Under 30

1,000

Between 30 and 50

1,500

Between over 50 and 100

2,000

Between over 100 and 250

2,500

Between over 250 and 1,000

3,000

Over 1,000

4,000

5

Gas regulating and charging systems

System

System with 20 charging gates or under

2,000

Systems with 21 charging gates or more

3,000

6

Assorted pipelines, excluding solvents

meter

Diameter of 150 mm or under

10

Diameter of over 150 mm

15

VII. CHARGES FOR INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF EQUIPMENT AND

SUPPLIES BY NON-DESTRUCTION METHODS

1. The charge rates for inspection of the quality of equipment and supplies by non-destruction methods are specified in Table 7.

Table 7

Ordinal number

Inspecting, measuring and testing methods

Calculation unit

Charge rates (in VND thousand)

1

Measuring the materials' thickness

Measuring point

8

2

Scanning defects by ultrasound

Meter of welding line

80

2. The charge rates for inspection by other non-destruction methods shall be as agreed upon with customers.

VIII. CHARGES FOR EXAMINATION OF WELDERS AND NON-DESTRUCTION TESTERS

The charge rates for examination and granting or extension of welder's or non-destruction tester's certificates are specified in Table 8.

Table 8

Ordinal

number

Examined or certified subjects

First-time exam

Extension

1

Welders

400

200

2

Non-destruction testers

600

300